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Wife carrying has a long way to go before it's part of the Olympics. However the odd competition certainly has an international flavor.

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It's been quite a ride for the lads of One Direction. Two years ago they were contestants on the British 'X Factor' and now they're the hottest boy band in the world.

But perhaps this success has gone to the fivesome's heads, as Canadian DJ Scott Rush was given a ridiculously restricting list of questions he couldn't ask band member Zayn Malik right before he had been scheduled to do a telephone interview with him. 

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There are many reasons why you shouldn't drive impaired. Especially because, in your altered state, you will make ridiculous excuses for your crime upon being confronted with it. You'll do something like blame it on circus animals.

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Of all lawn decorations, garden gnomes get the least amount of respect and are frequently vandalized or stolen. But these gnomes, which are arranged in a variety of combat poses, will probably make mischief-makers think twice.

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As a parent, there are few greater bonding experiences than giving your child a piggyback ride. But imagine if your child was so strong that he could give you a ride on his back. Sorta changes the dynamic, doesn't it?

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If there is one thing that all of the internet can agree on, it's that pictures and videos of kittens and puppies are the tops.

Now, thanks to researchers at Japan's Hiroshima University, you have even more

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Not something you see every day. Abandoned and near death a tiny kitten was rescued from the floor of a Jordan, Minnesota barn and was suckled back to life by a 4-year-old Pekingese named Mittens.

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Your childhood fantasy (or fear?) of seeing an officer of the law who is part man/part machine may be coming true soon, thanks to Researchers at Florida International University's Discovery Lab and a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy Reserves. These folks are working to build "telepresence robots," which would patrol the streets while being controlled by disabled police officers and military vets. Let's pause to allow the awesomeness sink in.

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Well, this stinks.

Following an explosion at a chemical factory in Japan, the world may be facing a looming (and smelly) crisis: a diaper shortage. The Nippon Shokubai Company's plant in Himeji is a leading producer of acrylic acid, a main component in disposable diapers. Over the weekend, it went boom.

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Sometimes we just want to crack open an ice cold can of Coke. There’s little-to-no-effort involved in getting such refreshing and delicious happiness, right? But over in Korea, they’re making soda seekers dance for their bubbly beverages.

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Ron Wallace was able to grow a pumpkin to 2,009 pounds. And now the Greene, RI man is $15,500 richer for it.

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We've seen our share of cruel pranks before, but this one, where a small plane pilot fakes mechanical problems while proposing to his girlfriend, reaches all new lows (er, heights). After all, nothing says wedded bliss like the threat of dying in a fiery plane crash.

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